The Prescott Badgers will take on the Gilbert Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Prescott is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Mohave 84-15 on Thursday. Given the Badgers' advantage in MaxPreps' Arizona basketball rankings (they are ranked 61st, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 232nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Gilbert had already won 12 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.2 points) and they went ahead and made it 13 on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Hawks as they made off with a 61-40 win. 61 seems to be a good number for the Tigers as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of points in their previous game.
Prescott better keep an eye on Aspen McClees. She was instrumental in Gilbert's win, going 10-for-18 to rack up 24 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. McClees is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in each of the last seven games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Contessa Ivy, who posted six points along with ten boards and five assists.
Gilbert smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds every time they've taken the court this season.
Gilbert's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-6. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points over those games. As for Prescott, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-6 record this season.
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